PM Group is a leading International engineering, architecture, project and construction management firm. With a network of offices in Europe, Asia and the US and a multi-discipline team of 3,500 people, we deliver complex, capital projects in the life sciences, food and beverages, mission critical/ICT, advanced manufacturing, energy and environmental sectors.
Our Vision is to be a highly valued and creative delivery partner, building a more sustainable world with our clients. To do this our people are key and is where you can play a part. We are looking for an experienced Buyer (medior level) to join our Belgium 'project staffing'-team on site at a client in the region of Brussels.
Responsibilities
As a member of the Procurement Team your tasks will range from the purchasing strategy definition to the signature of contracts. In this position the consultant will:
- Work closely together with the technical and asset management departments of the cleint to gain an overview of the long-term requirements,
- Analyse the market and potential supplier worldwide, always with an eye on the current developments on the market and anticipating the requirements of the client,
- Based on the market analysis, work out the medium- to long-term procurement plan for strategic electrical equipment,
- Define and implement the strategies in coordination with the internal stakeholders,
- Take an active part in the implementation of the sustainable policies of the client,
- Organize the EU procurement procedure from A (definition of selection and awarding criteria) to Z (negotiation and awarding of the contract), which represents 80% of the job,
- Based on your experience in EU procurement procedures, participate in the optimization of internal processes, methods and tools in procurement,
- Depending on your experience, take responsibility for a complete family of assets working autonomously with a global scope,
- Contribute to building synergies and best practices for both entities, the client and 50Hertz.
Qualifications
Your organizational skills, initiative and solution-oriented approach allow you to manage the cooperation with stakeholders from different countries ranging from internal departments, located in Berlin and Brussels, to suppliers in the whole world. Requirements:
- You have a Master’s degree in technical or engineering studies or you have an economics background with strong technical focus in form of relevant internships or prior professional experiences,
- You are trilingual: French, Dutch and English (one mother tongue and the other both level C1),
- Preferably 2 to 5 years of experience in a technical context, in public procurement or project management environment,
- You have strong organizational skills, like work independently, take initiative, stress-resilient and think in a problem-solving way,
- You are analytical and result driven.
- Affinity with legal terminology and contract negotiation,
- You master the most common Microsoft Office applications,
- Flexible in working partially from home and at the office.
- Willing to travel few times a year to Berlin.
- It will be an asset, if you offer knowledge of Ariba and knowledge of German.
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